science and technology
national
WADA Bans Sergey Torekov for Doping Infractions
Russian teenager banned from tennis for nine months following anti-doping breach By Tom Loveless 10 October 2017 The Russian tennis federation (RTF) has effectively banned its top player from competition for nine and a...
us
Why Ontario doubled child care spots in two years
Ontario weakened its $10-a-day child care funding rules. Now the federal government is demanding answers. Why was the province so keen to give parents more access to child care? More than 400,000 children in...
technology
The Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban Proposition 200 is a Key Issue for Arizona
It’s 2024. Trump Backers Won’t Certify the Election. What Next, Legally? The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hand down a decision on December 12, in which it is expected to hear the case...
sport
The man who sued the City of Los Angeles over a massive sewage spill is moving forward with his lawsuit
El Segundo moves to sue L.A. over massive Santa Monica Bay sewage spill, foul odors SANTA MONICA, Calif. – A lawyer for the man who sued the City of Los Angeles in late 2014...
world
Running for the First Time: The Fear of Running
Why Ashton Kutcher Is Running His First, and Maybe Last, Marathon? A couple months ago, my friend Mike and I were talking about running with the whole world watching via the internet. We were...
us
Why is the local media making a housing crisis out of a small class of students?
Letters to the Editor: Don't think there's a housing crisis? Look at the UC strike It's one thing to worry about crime in our city, and another to demand a housing crisis. Crime is...
travel
The Riverbed of the Yapey River
A rural town's river vanished. Is Chile's constitution to blame? The water disappeared. The riverbed vanished. The riverbed disappeared. The town of Yapeyú disappeared, too. When that happened in June, some local officials speculated...
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Coronavirus, flu and respiratory virus forecast to hit California
A 'tripledemic' of flu, RSV and COVID is feared in California The state has reported at least 2,700 cases of COVID-19 with more than 260 deaths so far. A triad of flu, pneumonia and...
politics
Why I Won’t Vote For the Surgeon’s Bill
Op-Ed: Is smearing food on the 'Mona Lisa' a productive form of climate change protest? On August 15, a group took to the streets with a banner that said “Ban the Surgeon’s Bill.” The...
us
How do I find my Illinois driver’s license?
I mailed in my ballot for the midterms. How can I tell if it's been counted? If you live in my state and submitted a mail-in ballot, there are three things you should do...
